Intimate Reverence

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“May we use his name with deep reverence, respect and fear. May we never become too familiar with El-Shaddai, though he calls us his friends and sons/daughters.”

Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

There is an old English idiom that says, familiarity breeds contempt. The expression means, if you know someone or something very well, you can easily become bored with them and stop treating them with respect. Is there a danger that we can become too familiar with the Lord God that our relationship with him becomes so casual that we lose faith in his omnipotence?

Jesus was ministering around the towns of Galilee, performing many miracles and healing the sick. His teaching was profound and people were in awe of his wisdom and authority until he entered Nazareth. Jesus decided to go to his hometown and continue his work. Nazareth is a town west of the Sea of Galilee. This is where Jesus grew up. It’s where he played in the streets, attended the synagogue and learned his trade. The people of Nazareth knew Jesus well.

“Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?” they asked. “Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” His old friends and family took offense at his standing. Who was he to come back home and tell them what to do? As a result of their flippancy, they had no respect for Jesus. Jesus could not perform many miracles in Nazareth because their faith and expectations were low. They were too familiar with the Son of God.

One of the names of God is El-Shaddai. El-Shaddai means God Almighty. Our God is great. He is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. God is holy, unique, separate, pure and exclusive. He displays absolute righteousness, justice, power and truth. There is no one – nothing – like our God in the universe. He is invincible, immense, unconquerable, impregnable, sovereign and all-encompassing.

May we use his name with deep reverence, respect and fear. May we never become too familiar (matey) with El-Shaddai, though he calls us his friends and sons/daughters. May we remain unfamiliar as we approach the throne of grace with intimacy in faith. Let’s respect, revere and love our Lord as we trust him to work miracles in our lives.

God-tracking is approaching his throne with intimate reverence.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
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Matthew 13:53-58
John 15:13-14
Galatians 3:26
Hebrews 4:16

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me to never take this intimacy for granted.”

“O Most Holy God, forgive me if I have become too familiar with your hand on my life. I acknowledge that you are most supreme and almighty. Forgive me for ever disrespecting your name by my flippancy. I submit to your holiness and might in the name above all names, the name of Jesus Christ. I love you, Lord. I thank you that I can boldly approach your throne in faith to enjoy intimate fellowship with your Spirit. Help me to never take this intimacy for granted. You are Lord of my life and I anticipate great miracles from your holy hand. Amen.”

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INTIMATELY KNOWING GOD THROUGH THE DROUGHTS

 

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“So, let’s get intimate with God in all our ways and wait in certain hope that the spring rains will come.”

Hosea 6:3
Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.”

I received a text message from a good friend this morning that encouraged me no end. Sean quoted Hosea 6:3 reminding me that the Hebrew word for “know” is yaw-dah, which has a great variety of senses, figuratively and literally. It is the same word that is used in the intimate relationship between husband and wife. Sean encouraged me to press in and know God intimately, that is, to seek the thoughts and plans of God during, especially through the dry seasons of life.

Then, quoting the rest of the verse, Sean said, “I started to imagine what it must feel like when the spring rains finally come. In the dry arid climate of Israel, the spring rains must bring such relief, joy and hope. I feel God is saying to us, during these dry times, relief and joy will come. As the dawn comes after the night, God will come through for us.” Then he added, “So, now is the time, before the rains, to really press in and know God.”

The Covid-19 pandemic has so drastically influenced our societies that lives and livelihoods have been decimated. The pandemic ushered in one of the greatest socio-economic droughts this world has ever known. But God! But God was and still is on his throne. He was and still is the source of our economic, social, mental and physical wellbeing. And God! And God knows the plans he has for us as we seek to know him intimately; plans for welfare and not for evil, to give us a future and a hope.

Therefore, hold on tightly as you seek to know God intimately in all you are and all you do, Live by God’s Word, which reminds us to acknowledge (which in Hebrew is the same word, yaw-dah) the Lord in all our ways and he will direct our paths. So, let’s get intimate with God in all our ways and wait in the certain hope that the spring rains will come.

God-tracking is knowing God intimately through the droughts of life

READ ALL ABOUT IT
Isaiah 55:6-11
Jeremiah 29:11-13
Proverbs 3:5-6

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I rest in your care and the knowledge of your intimacy

“O my dear Lord, I praise you that you are always on the throne and in control of the affairs of man. Forgive me for doubting your knowledge of my situation. I choose to acknowledge you intimately in everything I am and all I do in life. I know that you know the plans you have for me; plans for my welfare and not evil. So, during these trying times, I choose to know you with reverent intimacy. I know the spring rains will come – you will restore my fortunes, as it says in your Word, in your time. I rest in your care and the knowledge of your intimacy. Amen.”

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